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Gliese 581 g

By happenstance you've been editing Gliese_581_g, which I had fun reading today. Cheers, Gwen Gale (talk) 13:47, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Accidental deletion

Sorry about that - it was unintentional... TheRealFennShysa (talk) 21:20, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Small world

I just read about the new planet, "Gloaming" and I checked Misplaced Pages and of course it's here. But I saw your name and Gwen Gale. That's so cool.Malke 2010 (talk) 22:17, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Hey, you! How are things? Viriditas (talk) 23:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Great. I'm working on a couple of articles at once so I'm busy. I forget, do you do any of the military history?Malke 2010 (talk) 00:11, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Not so much, no, but I want to thank you for thinking of me! : ) Viriditas (talk) 00:14, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Other planets

Hi Viriditas, you added a statement to the Gliese 581 g article to the effect that there are planets between Gliese 581 g and the parent star that are not tidally locked. The content of the Tidal locking article suggests otherwise. I don't see any support for this idea in the other articles on the Gliese 581 system, either. Do you have any reference(s) to the effect that planets inward of Gliese 581 g are not tidally locked? Thanks, WolfmanSF (talk) 01:42, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

No, I did not make those edits. Look closer at the diff. It shows me making a copyedit. Taking another look, it appears that I accidentally restored edits made by User:24.78.166.69 based on another edit made by User:Hibernian I'll fix it. Viriditas (talk) 01:54, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I think I've fixed it. If there are any more problems, please let me know. Viriditas (talk) 01:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of the issue. WolfmanSF (talk) 01:59, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey, Viriditas! I want to say ... congratulations (!!!!) on your work on Gliese 581 g. I just noticed its mention on the main page, looked at its contribution history, and saw that you'd played a major part in its development. You know I have some objections to your overall manner of interaction with other editors here, but that in no way diminishes my great respect for the very high quality of your scholarship. I wish we had more editors with your respect for sources, and more editors who are willing to undertake the extraordinary level of in-depth research that you're willing to undertake. Even your most vociferous opponents would be disingenuous to deny you your rightful kudos for that extraordinarily admirable characteristic. Best regards,  – OhioStandard (talk) 03:10, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but I'm only helping out with cleanup and copy editing. Viriditas (talk) 06:44, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry about that... How do you add pages to your watch list? CJISBEAST (talk) 02:10, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

I know of at least three ways, there may be more. Depending on the skin you are using to edit, you might see a "star" to the right of the History tab at the top. Click it. When it turns light blue, you will be given a message saying the page has been added to your watchlist. Another way is to change your preferences under "watchlist". A third way is to use popups. Viriditas (talk) 02:12, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks CJISBEAST (talk) 02:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

You can also press on your keyboard. Viriditas (talk) 02:17, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

watchdogging the FNC camp

Hey, I'm curious about your chart Fox News Channel reverts and disruption .. I could add plenty from own experience. Namely, one in particular who continues to troll the FNC talkpage and derail arguments with petty squabbling. This past summer I didnt recognize his disruptive comments for what they're worth, so I engaged/fed the troll. -PrBeacon (talk) 05:25, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi. It's just a table. You could try creating your own subpage and documenting the problems you encounter. I wouldn't dwell too much on the past at this point, but work forward from here on out. Remember to take the higher ground and avoid reverts. Viriditas (talk) 06:43, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Also meant to ask: has anyone requested CheckUser on the half-dozen accounts camped there to defend the article from balance? I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of them works at FNC. -PrBeacon (talk) 17:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Re: Off topic

You claimed this was off-topic, however it was actually WP:NPOV, and represented a significant, topical response to the claim that "Earth is currently the only place in the universe where life is known to exist." You know this, I know this, and your removal appears to be another case of WP:OWN. No need to reply, as nothing I will say or do will convince you to change your mind, as I'm very much familiar with your "I'm right, you're wrong" method of discussion. Viriditas (talk) 00:49, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Here is your addition:

However, as of 2010, almost 500 extrasolar planets have been found, and some of them are thought to be potentially habitable. It is not yet known if Earth-like planets are common or rare.

Per WP:LEAD, the lead should be a concise summary of the article. Your addition is not discussed anywhere else in the article, therefore it does not belong in there lead. It is also a discussion of extra-terrestrial planets, which is off topic for this article. Now if you wanted to link, say "the only place..." to extraterrestrial life, I would have no heartburn with that. You also brought this topic up on the discussion page, but failed to reach any kind of consensus. You're clearly trying to push an agenda here, which is in appropriate behavior. I'm not buying your additions as NPoV, and I'm a little irked that you accused me of WP:OWN. This is not the position of a neutral argument.—RJH (talk) 15:12, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

October 2010

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on Talk:Gliese 581. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 19:15, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

• I have made no edits at Talk:Gliese 581 at all this whole year; get back on your meds. - GabrielVelasquez (talk) 19:21, 1 October 2010 (UTC)